Ian Giammanco
@wxdocg.bsky.social
PhD, Wind Engineer, Atmospheric Scientist, Exec at IBHS, Husband, Girl Dad, and washed up D1 pitcher. Texas Tech and ULM alum... and I like hail.
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Just an absolute gut punch to American science. No modern country would do this to itself if it had competent leadership.
Trump administration cuts to NSF will result in more than 200,000 FEWER people per year involved in basic science, training, and education - what should have been the next generation of US scientists. This isn't even eating your seed corn, it is setting your seed corn on fire and salting the earth.
May 31, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Just an absolute gut punch to American science. No modern country would do this to itself if it had competent leadership.
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On 26 May, we intercepted a hail-producing storm just west of San Angelo, TX. Pictured: Dr. Anya Radler of Munich Re and @wxdocg.bsky.social and Jake Sorber from @ibhs.org. We measured and collected hail along most of the disdrometer array. @nsficechip.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
On 26 May, we intercepted a hail-producing storm just west of San Angelo, TX. Pictured: Dr. Anya Radler of Munich Re and @wxdocg.bsky.social and Jake Sorber from @ibhs.org. We measured and collected hail along most of the disdrometer array. @nsficechip.bsky.social
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Thank you to everyone who came out to our field day to see the instruments! We hope you enjoyed, learned, and got excited about science! Including the communities that our work will serve has been important for us.
May 18, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Thank you to everyone who came out to our field day to see the instruments! We hope you enjoyed, learned, and got excited about science! Including the communities that our work will serve has been important for us.
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What’s inside of a hailsonde? Scroll to see!
Designed at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
Designed at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
May 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
What’s inside of a hailsonde? Scroll to see!
Designed at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
Designed at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
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ICECHIP involves 12 universities, 3 research departments, and other insurance institutes, government agencies, & community groups.
A global cross-disciplinary & interdisciplinary effort with these parties - promoting a high level of collaboration, coordination, & communication.
A global cross-disciplinary & interdisciplinary effort with these parties - promoting a high level of collaboration, coordination, & communication.
April 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
ICECHIP involves 12 universities, 3 research departments, and other insurance institutes, government agencies, & community groups.
A global cross-disciplinary & interdisciplinary effort with these parties - promoting a high level of collaboration, coordination, & communication.
A global cross-disciplinary & interdisciplinary effort with these parties - promoting a high level of collaboration, coordination, & communication.
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The Rapid X-band Polarimetric Radar (RaXPol) from OU'S Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC) beautifully captured the tornado near Matador, Texas last night 🌪️
At it's fastest rotation rate, RaXPol can complete a 360° spin in just 2 seconds and a full volume scan in as little as 20 seconds! #txwx
At it's fastest rotation rate, RaXPol can complete a 360° spin in just 2 seconds and a full volume scan in as little as 20 seconds! #txwx
April 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The Rapid X-band Polarimetric Radar (RaXPol) from OU'S Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC) beautifully captured the tornado near Matador, Texas last night 🌪️
At it's fastest rotation rate, RaXPol can complete a 360° spin in just 2 seconds and a full volume scan in as little as 20 seconds! #txwx
At it's fastest rotation rate, RaXPol can complete a 360° spin in just 2 seconds and a full volume scan in as little as 20 seconds! #txwx
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Impressive fire activity today in New Jersey. Here is a 3D radar view of the plume structure from the #JonesFire during its peak fire intensity.
April 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Impressive fire activity today in New Jersey. Here is a 3D radar view of the plume structure from the #JonesFire during its peak fire intensity.
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PROFESSIONAL NEWS: I am looking to hire our program's first ever postdoc this summer! NSF project on extreme heat and precipitation. Will also get the opportunity to teach one course/semester starting in January 2026.
Apply here and my DMs are open: embryriddle.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
Apply here and my DMs are open: embryriddle.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
March 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
PROFESSIONAL NEWS: I am looking to hire our program's first ever postdoc this summer! NSF project on extreme heat and precipitation. Will also get the opportunity to teach one course/semester starting in January 2026.
Apply here and my DMs are open: embryriddle.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
Apply here and my DMs are open: embryriddle.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
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1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.
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We've seen 513 tornado warning polygons in the U.S. so far this year as of 5:30 p.m today. Almost half of them have been issued since Friday.
March 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We've seen 513 tornado warning polygons in the U.S. so far this year as of 5:30 p.m today. Almost half of them have been issued since Friday.
I like data so i wanted to quantify our current state of buffoonery: In the last 30 days, we've lost almost half (45%) of the DOW gains that we accumulated over the last year. We are headed, in the next 30 days, to lose those DJI gains completely in 1/6th the time it took to build them.
March 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I like data so i wanted to quantify our current state of buffoonery: In the last 30 days, we've lost almost half (45%) of the DOW gains that we accumulated over the last year. We are headed, in the next 30 days, to lose those DJI gains completely in 1/6th the time it took to build them.
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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
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Potentially interesting job for the NOAA crowd - Verisk, one of the biggest modeling firms in the insurance industry, is looking for an experienced atmospheric scientist.
Charles Jackson is hiring, who was on my PhD committee and is just a delight to work with, aside from being a kickass scientist.
Charles Jackson is hiring, who was on my PhD committee and is just a delight to work with, aside from being a kickass scientist.
Verisk hiring Senior Atmospheric Scientist in Boston, MA | LinkedIn
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March 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Potentially interesting job for the NOAA crowd - Verisk, one of the biggest modeling firms in the insurance industry, is looking for an experienced atmospheric scientist.
Charles Jackson is hiring, who was on my PhD committee and is just a delight to work with, aside from being a kickass scientist.
Charles Jackson is hiring, who was on my PhD committee and is just a delight to work with, aside from being a kickass scientist.
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TTU-wrf simulation with electrification module for today/tomorrow.
March 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
TTU-wrf simulation with electrification module for today/tomorrow.
Yup... and read it for the second time @radiofreetom.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Yup... and read it for the second time @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Saw this in the office break room of NOAA NCEI today.
I’m going to take this “feel good” energy from an anonymous person and forward it to all of you, especially those that work for or alongside NOAA.
I’m proud of the work we do, and I’m grateful for all NOAA does.
Thank you.
I’m going to take this “feel good” energy from an anonymous person and forward it to all of you, especially those that work for or alongside NOAA.
I’m proud of the work we do, and I’m grateful for all NOAA does.
Thank you.
February 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Saw this in the office break room of NOAA NCEI today.
I’m going to take this “feel good” energy from an anonymous person and forward it to all of you, especially those that work for or alongside NOAA.
I’m proud of the work we do, and I’m grateful for all NOAA does.
Thank you.
I’m going to take this “feel good” energy from an anonymous person and forward it to all of you, especially those that work for or alongside NOAA.
I’m proud of the work we do, and I’m grateful for all NOAA does.
Thank you.
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Unfortunately large language models tend to hallucinate and don’t understand physical processes. Despite this being a trivial example (no, it’s not going to rain at those temperatures or the temperatures aloft), AI weather risk communication has a long way to go to meet the high standards of NWS.
February 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Unfortunately large language models tend to hallucinate and don’t understand physical processes. Despite this being a trivial example (no, it’s not going to rain at those temperatures or the temperatures aloft), AI weather risk communication has a long way to go to meet the high standards of NWS.
The French Quarter looks absolutely amazing in the pregame coverage on this #SuperBowlSunday #nola
February 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The French Quarter looks absolutely amazing in the pregame coverage on this #SuperBowlSunday #nola
ICECHIP preps... the wrong frozen hydrometeor. What evs... lets get it #hail #hailscience
January 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
ICECHIP preps... the wrong frozen hydrometeor. What evs... lets get it #hail #hailscience
So Im at my daughters swim class, only to be splashed by people swimming laps and their god awful attempts at flip turns 🤦"looks like we got a real Mike Phelps over there dont we"
January 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
So Im at my daughters swim class, only to be splashed by people swimming laps and their god awful attempts at flip turns 🤦"looks like we got a real Mike Phelps over there dont we"